Is Weekend Hussler washed up for the racetrack? Not according to trainer Ross McDonald. He admits The Hussler is unlikely to race again this season, but claims he can make another comeback. The star sprinter was lame in his troublesome off-foreleg after Sat's Oakleigh Plate and was 'still 'a little scratchy' on Sunday. Ross McD is confident he hasn't re-injured the joint that forced him out of racing for 53 weeks. He says: 'There's no heat in the joint and he's a bit scratchy but not too bad rea
Is Weekend Hussler washed up for the racetrack? Not according to trainer Ross McDonald. He admits The Hussler is unlikely to race again this season, but claims he can make another comeback. The star sprinter was lame in his troublesome off-foreleg after Sat's Oakleigh Plate and was 'still 'a little scratchy' on Sunday. Ross McD is confident he hasn't re-injured the joint that forced him out of racing for 53 weeks. He says: 'There's no heat in the joint and he's a bit scratchy but not too bad really...We'll monitor him and have a meeting with the owners and decide where we'll go, but I think that is the last hard track he'll ever race on. We'll take our time with him and let him come right.' Weekend Hussler was beaten 3.7 lengths into 11th place in the Oakleigh Plate.